Hamptonia chengjiangensis Wu et al. 2014 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Hamptoniidae

Full reference: W. Wu, M. Zhu, and M. Steiner. 2014. Composition and tiering of the Cambrian sponge communities. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 398:86-96

Belongs to Hamptonia according to W. Wu et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Hamptonia bowerbanki, Hamptonia christi, Hamptonia elongata, Hamptonia parva

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Kunming, Yu'anshan Formation, 0–5 cm above the seafloor ( of China)

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